Clevis



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A. M. WORDQ GLEVIS Patented Jan. 30, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

AARON MATTI-IIAS WORD, OF AMARILLA, TEXAS.

CLEVIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 513,854, dated January30, 1894.

Application filed October 7, 1 8 93 To all whom it may concern: I

Be itknown that I, AARONMATTHIASWORD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Amar1lla, in the county of Potter and State of Texas, haveinvented a new and useful Olevis, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvementsin clevises; and the objects in vieware to prov1de a clevis of cheap and simple construction; that may bereadily manufactured and applied to anyordinary draft-beam, and which 1sso shaped or formed as to adapt it to obviate the necessity of using theusual lapring for connecting the same with the singletree; and,furthermore, to adapt it for use in connection with a single-tree whosestaple or eye 1s disposed in aplane with the said singletree.

Other obj ectsand advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing description and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed outin the claims.

Referring to the drawings:Figure 1 is a perspective view of one end of adraft beam provided with a olevis embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is adetail in perspective of the olevis. Fig. 3is a longitudinal sectionalview of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 isa front elevation of Fig. 1.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

In practicing my invention I preferably notch the front end of the beam1 in a vertical manner as at 2, and in rear of said notch provide thebeam with the usual bolt-hole 2 passing vertically therethrough for theaccommodation of the bolt 4:. The olevis is formed of a blank ofrod-iron, which is bent at its ends to form upper and lower eyes 5 and6. The blank of iron at one side of its center is curved orbent uponitself to form avertically 0 disposed loop 7, and at its opposite sideis curved or bent to form the horizontally disposed loop or eye 8. Byreason of the formation of these loops and the bending of the rod Iproduce the upper and lower terminals 9 and 10, respectively, whichmerge 7 into the eyes 5 and 6, and between the loops 7 and 8 I producethe lug or nose 11 at the center of the olevis. Inasmuch as one loop isdisposed in a vertical plane and the other in ahorizontal 5o plane, itwill be obvious that the two loops are disposed at right angles to eachother.

Serial No. 487,461. (No model.)

It is customary to provide singletrees with staples or eyes that arevertically disposed, and hence as the usual olevis is likewisevertically disposed it is necessary to employ an intermediatehorizontally disposed lap-ring for coupling the staple of the singletreeand the vertical loop of the clevis. It is obvious, however, that if theolevis-loop were horizontally disposed the lap-ring might be omitted andwould no longer be necessary, and it is for this reason that I form thehorizontal loop 8, namely, so that it may be connected with the ordinarysingletree loop without the interposition of the usual lap-ring. It maybe, however, desired to provide the singletree with a horizontallydisposed eye, in which case it would be necessary to employ the lap-ringif the same were connected to thehorizontally disposed olevis-loop. Tomeet this contingency, however, I provide the upper verticallydisposed'loop 7, and hence it will be seen that the two may be connectedwithout the interposition of the usual lap-ring.

The manner of connecting the singletree with the olevis is the same asusual, namely, by a removal of the olevis from the end of thedraft-beam, which may be accomplished by first removing the bolt 4 andinserting one of the terminals through the eye of said singletree. Ofcourse by inserting the upper terminal through the eye, the singletreewill be connected with the upper loop 7 of the olevis, and by insertingthelower terminal 10 through the eye of the singletree, the latter willbe connected to the lower loop 8 of the olevis, all as will be obvious.The rearward bend forming the nose 11 engages with the vertical groovein the end of the draft-beam, and the olevis is thereby locked againstlateral swingingand maintained directly in the line of draft.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanyingdrawings it will be seen that I have provided a very simple, easilyapplied and cheaply constructed olevis, and that the same is designed toobviate the use of the usual lap-ring.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing anyof the advantages of this invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is-- 1. The herein describedclevis, formed of a single piece of metal, the same adapted at its endsto connect with a draft-beam and between its ends at its front bent toform the two forwardlydisposed loops or eyes, arranged one above theother and at right-angles to each other.

2. The herein described improved clevis, the same formed of a singlepiece of metal and comprising the opposite terminals 9 and 10terminating in the eyes 5 and 6, andsaid terminals at their front endsbeing bent to form a vertical loop 7 and a horizontal loop 8,substantially as specified.

3. The combination with the plow-beam having the front verticallygrooved end, and

in rear of the same provided with a hole, of the clevis comprising theupper and lower terminals 9 and 10 embracing the beam, terminating attheir rear ends in eyes 5 and G, and at their front portions bent toform the vertical loop 7, the horizontal loop 8, and the intermediateinwardly disposed nose 11 engaging the groove, and the bolt 4 passedthrough the eyes 5 and 6 and the hole in the beam, substantially asspecified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature 1n the presence of two witnesses.

AARON MATTIIIAS WORD.

Witnesses:

R0131. MoCoRD, J. A. BEAVERS.

